Not only are Bristol shelling top money for players, their wealthy backer is investing in top facilities...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/rugby-union/50602421
Hard to compete with this sort of stuff and stay afloat without some major backing.
Bristol pushing the boundaries
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MurphysLaw
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Re: Bristol pushing the boundaries
Maybe with a new owner we will have some major investment outside of the squad.
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Re: Bristol pushing the boundaries
Maybe he’ll let Wasps borrow it 
Does look brilliant, but not aware that anyone has been critical of the Oval park facilities
Does look brilliant, but not aware that anyone has been critical of the Oval park facilities
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CitizenSmiff
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Re: Bristol pushing the boundaries
Must be nice having a billionaire tax dodging owner.
Re: Bristol pushing the boundaries
Our two major shareholders are tax exiles.
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CitizenSmiff
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Ours is only worth 80mil though, you can barely even buy bread with that!